Lucy's POV
Dad was in his office, no suprise there, so mom was the one that was reading me a story. It was a story about a princess who was kidnapped by a dragon. In the end, the prince saved the princess and they lived happily ever after. My mother closed the book and put it back on the shelf in my room. She turned to switch off the light, but I had a question, so before she could reach the switch, I asked.
"Mommy?"
"Yes?" She said, turning to face me.
"What ever happened to the dragon?"
My mother stood there, shocked for a moment, then, she smiled and sat back at the end of my bed again. "I guess the dragon went back, and found another nice princess that he liked."
"Did a prince come and save her too?"
"Well, maybe he did, but now let me ask you a question"
"What?"
"Wouldn't it be strange if the princess fell in love with the dragon instead of the prince? And the dragon rescued her from the castle to be where she wanted?"
I thought about that question, not really understanding what she meant, but trying to think about it anyways. I reached my own conclusion on the question, but I couldn't be sure. I said it anyways though. "I guess not, not if he loved her and they were happy."
My mother smiled, and she turned off the light and left, while I staired at the ceiling thinking of what it would be like if that were to really happen.
Natsu's POV
I was half asleep when dad said something, but I wasn't sure what.
"Huh?" I said, trying my best to listen this time. Dad looked at me, smiling a bit, and started again.
"Have you heard the stories of how a prince will save a princess from a dragon?" I was fully awake now and thinking back to all the stories I had heard that were like that. It took me a minute, but I remembered.
"Yes, some of the people in the towns tell stories like that."
"Have you ever wondered what would happen if it were you?"
"Huh? Why would I wonder that?"
"You don't think it sounds fun?"
"How could it, I'd be the dragon, wouldn't I?"
"Well then, what if the roles were reversed?"
"Huh?" I looked up in shock at my father Igneel.
"What if it were reversed, and the princess fell in love with the dragon? Now Wouldn't that be strange."
I blinked twice, then thought for a moment. "Yeah, that would be pretty strange."
Igneel laughed and told me goodnight, and as he slept, I staired up, and imagined what it would be like if the roles really were reversed in the story. After a while, I stopped thinking about it, but said "Strange, but not really an unhappy thought." Then, I curled up, and drifted to sleep.
